Contents
From the Director -- Mark Blackford
IZ Sgr: An Elusive Variable -- Mati Morel
Two Eclipsing Binaries Undergoing Period Change – Mark Blackford
LMC Novae: An Updated List to 2026 -- Mati Morel
The Light Curves of Cepheid type Variables: III – Ed Budding
Publications watch

From the Director -- Mark Blackford
Vale Peter Williams -- Dr. Brian Kloppenborg & Andrew Pearce
Positional Accuracy of Seven Carina Variables -- Mati Morel
The Light Curves of Cepheid type Variables: II -- Ed Budding
A Year in the Life of AP Doradus -- Mark Blackford
NACAA XXXII, Tamworth 2026
Publications watch

From the Director -- Mark Blackford
Speaking and Presenting about Exoplanets -- Simon Sikora
The Light Curves of Cepheid type Variables: I (Introduction) -- Ed Budding
Orbital Period Refinement of EA-type Eclipsing Binary ASASSN-V J184530.00-593235.0 -- Mark Blackford & Roy Axelsen
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From the Director − Mark Blackford
Two suspected variables near NT Tel – Mati Morel
John Michell: A short tercentenary review -- Ed Budding & John Southworth
Estimating V, B – V, V – R and V – I values from Tycho-2 BT and VT magnitudes – Mark Blackford
Analysis of period change in the high amplitude - Scuti star ZZ Microscopii – Roy Axelsen

From the Director – Mark Blackford
CN Lyn – an Unusual Triple System – Tim Banks
Dancing with the Stars – Anvith Vanukuri & Maksym Ersteniuk
Estimating V, B – V, V – R and V – I values from Tycho-2 BT and VT magnitudes – Mark Blackford
New Journal Seeking Authors – Tim Banks

From the Director – Mark Blackford
RASNZ VSS Annual Report (2024) – Mark Blackkford
Defining a Sample of Delta Scuti Stars – Tom Love
ECRF Grant Research – David Moriarty
Preliminary Study of Two Eclipsing Binaries in Carina – Mark Blackford.

From the Director – Mark Blackford
Editorial – Phil Evans
Conference report: Symbiotic stars, weird novae, and related embarrassing binaries – Tom Love, Peter Velez
Variable stars and the seestar S50 – Andrew Pearce
Two binary star conferences within a month – Ed Budding
Linear light elements for targets in the Southern Eclipsing Binaries project – Mark Blackford

From the Director - Mark Blackford
Editorial - Phil Evans
South polar sequence; BV data for CPD stars in Polar Cap - Mati Morel
Mass calculation of proposed third body in CP Scl system – Jeff Byron
Errata
HD 21997 is a high-frequency Delta Scuti pulsator – Chat GPT
Collaboration project for the observation of RR Lyrae stars – Pierre Traverse, Jean-Louis Virlichie, Hervé Roy.

From the Director - Mark Blackford
My observatory reborn for statewide use – Tom Richards
Determining ToMs from sparse photometry revisited – Roy Axelsen
An astrophysical model for the eclipsing binary CP Sculptoris – Colin Bembrick
Note on period change in CP Sculptoris – Tom Richards
R Hydrae - what is this Mira doing? – Stan Walker
Citizen science – ways to do science in the comfort of your home – Cledison Marcos da Silva
QZ Carinae- it still has something to tell us – Stan Walker

From the Director - Mark Blackford
S Dor: Updated Lightcurve 1890 - 1940 – Mati Morel
Route de la belle etoile - Route of the beautiful star – D S Homer
Frequency analysis of X Caeli – Mark Blackford
X-Ray binary A0538-66 (= LMC V3434) – Rod Stubbings
Period irregularities in W Volans – Tom Richards
Telescope seeks new home – Tom Richards
Measuring another planet: Exoplanet XO-1B – Simon Sikora
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
Pro-Am Opportunities – Mark Blackford
False variables in Union Obs. Circ. 48 – Mati Morel
Period and light curve variations of OW Lupi – Mark Blackford
Voyager: getting started – Phil Evans
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
W Dor revisited – Mati Morel
Undergrad project applying optimization to double star orbits – Isabella Soh Xiao Si
Modelling light curves – Akshay Dalvi
Student projects – Carl Knight
Period change in CP Sculptoris - a study in period analysis – Tom Richards
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
Active research in astronomy - Stan Walker
Resolving LMC V2536 and PSR B0525-66 - Mati Morel
Revised O-C diagram of W Crucis - Mark Blackford
Adding TESS data to the VSS EB database: a collaboration with the AAQ - Roy Axelsen
The VSS Bright Cepheid project - an update - Stan Walker
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
Lunar occultation of Mars: Did Aristotle miss a significant detail? - Ed Budding
Frequency analysis of HD 36628 and HD 36882: two newly discovered pulsating variables in Orion – Mark Blackford
Determining the accuracy of mid eclipse timing by polynomial fit – Roy Axelsen
Chromospherical activity in the secondary component of BF Vel — David Moriarty
Obituary - Dr Robert (Bob) Nelson – Robert Jenkins
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
Letter from AAVSO's new director – Brian Kloppenborg
Analysis of a Rob McNaught Eclipsing Binary: OQ Lup – Col Bembrick
RCB Variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud – Mati Morel
Some interesting stars in the field of VV Orionis – Mark Blackford
Determining radial velocities of the eclipsing binary components in BF Velorum: update – David Moriarty
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
Sixth VSS Symposium – Mark Blackford
New reductions of LMC variables in UOC43 – Mati Morel
The B star dilemma: To Be or not to Be – Ari Siqueira
FQ Circini – a strange nova? – Andrew Pearce
Spectroscopic followup of Southern transients - Tom Love & Hamish Barker
Determining radial velocities of the eclipsing binary components in BF Velorum, a triple system — David Moriarty
Constraining the Love numbers k2 and h2 of exoplanets – Lia Marta Bernabò
Publication watch

From the Director - Mark Blackford
RASNZ annual conference
R CMa: The puzzling Algol – Ed Budding
Period change analysis of V0625 Carinae – Mark G Blackford & Tom Richards
QZ Carinae - a part of the riddled solved – Stan Walker
Time series photometry of bright stars with the Star Adventurer Pro - Roy Axelsen
Cepheids & period changes – Stan Walker
Software watch – Mark Blackford

From the director – Mark Blackford
Variable stars in the 19th Century – Mati Morel
Determining ToMs from sparse photometry – V0701 Cen – Mark Blackford
Undergraduate project using remote learning and observing – Liam Parker, Hayden Parker, Ross Parker and Faraz Uddin (Harper College)
The high amplitude delta Scuti star BS Aqr: an updated O-C diagram using TESS data – Roy Axelsen

From the director – Mark Blackford
RY Carinae and companions – Mati Morel
Transformation coefficients with R, G and B astrophotography filters – Roy Axelsen
Simple differential ensemble photometry – Roy Axelsen
TESS light curves – a treasure trove of variable star data – Mark Blackford
Reflections on a personal milestone or two* – Peter Williams

From the director – Mark Blackford
A note on ZZ Carinae – Mati Morel
Deciphering the RV Grucis O-C diagram – Mark Blackford
The eclipsing binary FM Vel has an irregular period – Tom Richards, Greg Crawford
Young stars in the Galaxy: U Oph – Ed Budding

From the director – Mark Blackford
RASNZ Annual Conference – Steve Butler
Identifications for five old variables – Mati Morel
The effects of master flats on the accuracy of DSLR photometry – Roy Axelsen
Refining the orbital period of KX Velorum – Mark Blackford
The cycle count error trap – Tom Richards

From the director – Mark Blackford
A catalogue of nova outbursts in the Magellanic Clouds – Mati Morel
Untangling the light curve of CX Sculptoris – Mark Blackford
Sirius observatory damaged by a ‘dust devil’ – David Moriarty
V777 Sagittarii – this year’s eclipse – Stan Walker
Sorting alternate filter filenames – Phil Evans

From the director – Mark Blackford
An updated O-C diagram for the high amplitude delta Scuti star RS Gruis – Roy Axelsen
Joys and perils of wide field photometry – Mark Blackford
The period of AQ Tuc – Tom Richards
What is happening to VW Hydri? – Stan Walker
Update on MR Aps, V610 Ara, YY Gru and DI Mic – Tom Richards
Time for navel gazing – David O’Driscoll

From the director – Mark Blackford
Updated positions for the LMC II 4801 GCVS stars – Mati Morel
The 2019 super-outburst of VW Hyi – Ian Kemp
Betelgeuse in the news – Stan Walker
Ariel & ExoClock: a new project for exoplanet observers – Phil Evans
QZ Carinae in 2020 – Stan Walker
“Discovery” of an EB in the field of BF Pavonis – Mark Blackford

From the director – Mark Blackford
Zoom into VSS?
A script to study minima timing variations in EBs – Tom Richards
Eta Carinae photometric campaign: 2019+2021: the first year – Mark Blackford
Photometry with the ZWO ASI1600MM Pro – Roy Axelsen
Miras from an astrophysical viewpoint – Stan Walker
Dual Maxima Mira comparisons – Stan Walker
SS Crucis – reflections on a forgotten Mira variable – Peter Williams

From the director – Mark Blackford
Sixth Variable Stars South Symposium – Mark Blackford
Updated positions for the LMC I HV stars – Mati Morel
Visual observing of unstudied symbiotic variables – Andrew Pearce
A new software tool for O-C diagram analysis – Mark Blackford
Photometry with the ZWO ASI1600mm camera – Roy Axelsen
When is the minimum? – Tom Richards
S Orionis – an observational puzzle – Stan Walker

From the director – Mark Blackford
Sixth Variable Stars South Symposium – Mark Blackford
Positions for SMC Novae 1897-1952 – Mati Morel
As photo bombs go this one’s a beauty – Mark Blackford
The ZWO ASI 1600 MM-Cool camera – Roy Axelsen
The inconstant eclipsing binary BO Indus – Mark Blackford
VW Hydri is still worth observing – Stan Walker
Short period pulsators at AAVSO – Alan Baldwin

From the director – Mark Blackford
Positions for LMC Novae 1926-1951 – Mati Morel
Update on the Eta Car campaign: 2019+2021– Mark Blackford
Installing MuniWin on Fedora Linux – John Homes
QZ Carinae – unsubmitted measures required – Stan Walker, Mark Blackford and Ed Budding

From the director – Mark Blackford
Period issues in BS Mus: interim report – Tom Richards, Robert Jenkins
An archive of Variable Star Section publications – Mati Morel
Photometry of eta Carinae – Mark Blackford
V777 Sag – a successful campaign – S Walker, M Blackford, E Budding
ToMs, insights into Algolism, and the IBVS – E. Budding, D. Blane, M. G. Blackford, P. A. Reed
Two new pulsating discoveries – Mark Blackford
What can one do about lightning? – Greg Crawford

From the director – Mark Blackford
An interesting anniversary – Stan Walker
QZ Carinae – what is happening with the data? – Mark Blackford, Stan Walker & Ed Budding
X Phoenicis: still a lost variable – Mati Morel
Light element determination from survey data using scatter minimisation – Jeff Byron
Congarinni observatory, an update – Mark Blackford
The period puzzles of HI Puppis – Tom Richards
The KELT false-positives catalogue – Phil Evans
Remote telescopes, student research and education (RTSRE) conference

From the director – Mark Blackford
Vale Ranald McIntosh (1933-2018)
Correct placement of five Innes variables – Mati Morel
A funny thing happened on the way to the observatory the other night – Mark Blackford
Student project: give it a go! – Carl Knight
The mystery of WASP-17b – the story of an exercise in mentoring – Joseph Chamberlain
T Sagittarii – what’s hidden in the light curve – Stan Walker
Re-interpretation of the published O-C diagrams of the delta Scuti Star ZZ Microscopii, and further personal DSLR photometric observations – Roy Axelsen
The LMC observing programme, part 2 – Alan Plummer

From the director – Mark Blackford
Vale Dr Terry Moon
VSS symposium 5 – Phil Evans
From point of light to astrophysical model – Tom Richards, Col Bembrick
Probing IR Sources with Pan-STARRS – Mati Morel
Comparison of visual and CCD magnitude estimates – Andrew Pearce
Note on the periods of V901 Cen and SZ Hor – Tom Richards
When Homer nods – Tom Richards, Neil Butterworth, Mark Blackford
The LMC observing programme, part 1 – Alan Plummer
V777 Sagittarii – eclipse 31 – Stan Walker

From the director – Mark Blackford
Variable Stars South Symposium 5 – Christchurch May 6 – 7, 2018
Variables Shine at NACAA – Tom Richards
QZ Carinae – progress in 018 – Stan Walker
Low-cost BVRI Filters for CMOS/CCD photometry – Tex Moon
Analysis of the evolution of ASASSN-17gk colour indices and spectra over time – Carl Knight and Terry Bohlsen
R Hydrae – a Mira during a helium flash – Stan Walker

From the director – Mark Blackford
2018 RASNZ conference and 5th VSS symposium
Astrometric Positions for SMC Variables – Mati Morel
A look at Mira in 2018 – Stan Walker
The DY Per star V487 Vel – Andrew Pearce
V382 Carinae – a yellow hypergiant star – Stan Walker
Photometry & initial modelling of the eclipsing binary V871 Ara – C Bembrick, T Ainsworth* & J Byron
Changes in the pulsating variables projects – Mira stars with long periods – Stan Walker
V0454 Car spectroscopic and photometric campaign – Mark Blackford
Request for cooperation

From the director – Mark Blackford
The one day period phenomenon – Stan Walker
RY Tuc : A study of the region – Mati Morel
Z Sag – a hump Mira with a strange colour curve – Stan Walker
Congarinni observatory – part 3 – Mark Blackford
The early ejection sequence of classical novae — Carl Knight
QZ Carinae: update 2017 – Stan Walker and Mark Blackford
Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers – Mark Blackford

From the directors – Stan Walker & Mark Blackford
NGC 288 – V1 : A new lightcurve – Mati Morel
R Tel – a Mira star with fairly consistent humps – Stan Walker
The mass function in binary star astrophysics – E Budding
Notes on 42 problematic Innes stars – Mati Morel
Visual observing with ‘Kororia’ – Stephen Hovell
The VSS Double Maximum project extended – Stan Walker
Recording eclipsing binary minima – Tom Richards

From the director – Stan Walker
NGC 288-V1: a SR variable in a globular cluster – Mati Morel
Congarinni Observatory – Part 2 – Mark Blackford
An update on QZ Carinae – Stan Walker
The Stellar Detective IV – Tom Richards
Visual observations of the 2015 eclipse of BL Tel – Peter F Williams
VSS/Pulkovo binary asteroid project – Carl Knight

From the director – Stan Walker
Clive Rowe & the Auckland Observatory – Stan Walker
Notes on S CMa and Z Pup – Mati Morel
Congarinni Observatory – Part 1 – Mark Blackford
Experimantal modelling of bright southern EBs II – Col Bembrick
Colour measures of hump stars – Stan Walker
The stellar detective III – Tom Richards
Changes in L2 Puppis reflected in historic data – Part 2 – Aline Homes
Pauline Loader, John Homes, Stan Walker, Andrew Pearce
A remote observatory in Chile – Phil Evans

From the director – Stan Walker
The story of S Telescopii = CPD-55°9313 – Mati Morel
NSV 4964 recovered – Mati Morel
CE Puppis and other long-period Cepheids – Stan Walker
It’s about time – part 2 – Phil Evans
Semi-regulars project update – Aline Homes
A note on AAVSO data analysis – Alan Baldwin
The Nov 2016 superoutburst of VW Hydri – Stan Walker
The stellar detective II – Tom Richards
Exoplanets for amateurs – Phil Evans

From the director – Stan Walker
Recovery of FW Carinae – Mati Morel
SPIRIT – Paul Luckas
RR Lyrae light curve project – Victoria Wong
Nova discovered in Scorpius
ST Puppis revisited 3 June, 2016 – Stan Walker
Changes in L2 Puppis reflected in historic AO data – part 1 – Aline Homes, et al
The stellar detective – Tom Richards
Old friends and new mysteries – Tom Richards
The colours of BH Crucis – Stan Walker

From the director – Stan Walker
Validation of variables discovered by McNaught – Mati Morel
Variable Stars South report to the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Variable Star Section
VSS Symposium 4 – Phil Evans
Deciphering the enigma of QZ Car – Ed Budding
A toolbox for eclipsing binary stage 1 analysis – Jeff Byron
An improved method for correcting atmospheric extinction – Murray Forbes
O-C diagrams as a historical record of period changes – Stan Walker
U Carinae – an interesting Cepheid – Stan Walker, et al
Experimental modelling of bright southern EBs – Col Bembrick
TT Centauri – an interesting carbon Mira – Stan Walker, et al
CCD targets for May to July 2016 – Tom Richards

From the director — Stan Walker
4th Variable Stars South Symposium – Mark Blackford
Astrometric positions for certain NSV stars – Mati Morel
Dual maxima Miras for 2016 – and other targets? – Stan Walker
CCD targets for February to April – Tom Richards
Photometry of bright stars – Stan Walker

From the Director – Stan Walker
VSS Symposium 4 – David O’Driscoll
A letter from the director of the AAVSO
Atmospheric Extinction – Mark Blackford
Visual Cepheid targets for beginners – Stan Walker
A call for closer monitoring of BV Cen – Alan Plummer
V854 Cen and Two Declines in 2015 – Peter Williams
Astronomy projects for students – Carl Knight
Distinction for student Cepheid project – Carl Knight
It’s about time – Phil Evans
A user’s guide to time, NTP servers and software (v1.2) – Blair Lade
EB and EW Eclipsing Binaries Project – Tom Richards
Q & A
A weekend in Hawaii – Phil Evans

From the director — Stan Walker
Honorary RASNZ member award
Gaia & astrophysical implications – Stan Walker
Improved data for NSV 3933 and 3936 – Mati Morel
AAVSO Spring meeting, Indiana, June 2015 – Andrew Pearce
The EB & EW binaries project DSLR update – Mark Blackford
A meeting with Stella Kafka (director AAVSO) – Alan Baldwin & Carl Knight
CCD targets for July to September – Tom Richards
CCD targets in the EB/EW project – Tom Richards
Cepheid observing – a challenge for visual observers – Stan Walker
The Red Dwarf challenge – Tom Richards

From the director – Stan Walker
NSV 7590: Resolution of a mystery – Mati Morel
UU Vul recovered – Mati Morel
Dual maxima Mira stars in colour – Stan Walker
V1369 Centauri after 500 days – Stan Walker
eta Carinae – Stan Walker
QZ Carinae project – Mark Blackford, Ed Budding, Roger Butland and Stan Walker
Observing Betelgeuse in the near IR – Carl Knight

And now for someone completely different — Tom Richards
From the director — Stan Walker
Activities in 2014 – David Moriarty
Southern Eclipsing Binaries – EA Project – Margaret Streamer
Visual observations of the 2013 eclipse of BL Tel – Peter F Williams
Southern semi-regulars – a progress report – Aline Homes
Defocus for DSLR photometry – Mark Blackford
Why I hate German equatorials – Tom Richards
CCD targets in the EB/EW project – Tom Richards
Cepheid charts – can anyone help? – Stan Walker
R Hydrae – soon to be a dual maxima Mira star? – Stan Walker
Visual observations of Cepheids – an update – Stan Walker

From the director — Tom Richards
Editorial
O-B5 Stars in Centaurus: re-evaluation of published data – Mati Morel
Simplest CCD photometry – Tom Richards
CCD targets in the EB/EW Project – Tom Richards
Southern semi-regulars – a progress report – Aline Homes
SY Fornacis – a high galactic latitude binary star – Stan Walker
The long period variable – dual maxima Mira scene – Stan Walker
Bright Cepheids in the 2015 season – Stan Walker
Transforming magnitudes in the I passband – David Moriarty
The EB & EW binaries project update – Mark Blackford
The Orion Project – for serious amateur astronomy – Carl Knight

From the director — Tom Richards
Impressions of Whakatane conference – Stan Walker
An update on the bright Cepheid project – Stan Walker
Southern semi-regular variables – a chance for new science? – Aline Homes
The EB and EW binaries project – Mark Blackford (reported by Alan Baldwin)
Choosing the first target in the EB/EW CCD Project – Tom Richards
Irregular behaviour in the cosmic zoo – Alan Baldwin (reported by John Homes)
Southern eclipsing binary programme – Margaret Streamer & David Moriarty (reported by Alan Bladwin)
Using CCDs efficiently for snapshot work – Tom Richards
Discussion on possibilities for 2014 – Tom Richards

From the director — Tom Richards
Notes on NSV 24318 and NSV 24319 — Mati Morel
Recovery of poorly known variables from MVS — Mati Morel
Factors affecting novae ejecta — Carl Knight
Why Self-Correlation — John Homes
Cepheids with longer periods — Glen Schrader & Stan Walker
R Scuti – RVa – but just exactly what type of variable is it? — Stan Walker
V1369 Cen – a star which continues to surprise us — Stan Walker
The EB and EW binaries project — Mark Blackford & Tom Richards

From the director — Tom Richards
Discovery/recovery of new Mira variables — Mati Morel
Novae and their CV cousins — Stan Walker
Nova Centauri 2013 — Carl Knight & Jonathon Powles
BL Tel – please explain yourself! — Col Bembrick
What to do on a cloudy night? — Stephen Hovell
Southern eclipsing binaries programmes — leader Tom Richards

Albert Jones Obituary — Bill Allen
From the director — Tom Richards
Recovery of Spectral Types in Sagittarius — Mati Morel
NSV 17642 : Probably Constant — Mati Morel
RR Lyraes – Some Summer Targets — Stan Walker
Dual Maxima Miras — Stan Walker
An update for classical Cepheid observers — Stan Walker
Generating Model Light Curves — Mark Blackford
Southern Eclipsing Binaries Programme — Tom Richards

From the director – Tom Richards
RR Lyrae or Cluster Cepheid Project – Stan Walker
RASNZ 2013 – a personal recollection – Col Bembrick
Lucke-Hodge O-B associations in the LMC – Mati Morel
NSV 7590 – a spurious variable – Mati Morel

From the director - Tom Richards
RR Lyrae or Cluster Cepheid Project – Stan Walker
RASNZ 2013 - a personal recollection – Col Bembrick
Lucke-Hodge O-B associations in the LMC – Mati Morel
NSV 7590 - a spurious variable – Mati Morel

From the director – Tom Richards
Old UBV measures from Auckland – Stan Walker
Identifying NAV stars in the list of Innes variables – Mati Morel
Update on the Dual Maxima Mira project – Stan Walker
HD 5980 a boring name for a star system that is anything but – Glen Schrader
Astronomy 3.0 – Peter Lake
Selected SPADES Results – TU CMa, DO Car and BE Cru – Tom Richards

From the Director – Tom Richards
Putting stars in their place: A 50-year odyssey – Mati Morel
Southern binaries DSLR project update – Mark Blackford
Postcard from Carterton – Roland Idaczyk
O – C diagram for η Muscae – Blackford, Butland & Budding
SPADES – Results rolling in – Tom Richards
The VSS EB minima, light elements and spectra database – Tom Richards
Resetting lost passwords – David O’Driscoll
AAVSO CCD school – Phil Evans

From the director – Tom Richards
From the editor – Phil Evans
Conference Report – Tom Richards
NACAA 2012 – David Benn
Some targets in the Magellanic Clouds – Alan Plummer
SPADES – 57 binaries under observation – Tom Richards
Updates to SPADES data for Ephemerides – Margaret Streamer
Southern Binaries DSLR project update – Mark Blackford
Staying in touch with the discussion forum – David O’Driscoll
SS Nor and QR Nor : A riddle resolved – Mati Morel

From the director – Tom Richards
Bright Cepheids Report – Stan Walker
Software Watch – Phil Evans
Photometric Catalogue around M42 – Mati Morel
DSLR Photometry Atmospheric Extinction Correction – Mark Blackford
Turning up Results in SPADES – Tom Richards
Variable Stars Near Eta Carinae – Stan Walker
EEB Project – SZ Piscium Summary for 2011 – Margaret Streamer
Strictly Visual – An Interview with Rod Stubbings

From the Director — Tom Richards
Southern Binaries DSLR Project — Mark Blackford
Southern Eclipsing Binaries and the SPADES Project — David J. W. Moriarty
BL Tel – Revisited — Col Bembrick
EEB Project— SZ Piscium — Margaret Streamer
VStar Overview — David Benn
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries Project — Tom Richards
SPADES data is coming in by the shovelful — Tom Richards
AAVSO CCD School 2012 — Arne Hendon

From the director – Tom Richards
Variables from Linden – Towards the Hub – Alan Plummer
BL Telescopii – Observations of the 2011 eclipse – Peter F Williams
A DSLR bright Cepheid project – Can you help? – Stan Walker
RASNZ Conference Napier, 2011 – Col Bembrick
Recurrent Novae – Stan Walker
Southern Binaries DSLR Project – Mark Blackford
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries Project – Tom Richards
SPADES Report – Tom Richards

From the director – Tom Richards
From the editor – Phil Evans
The Primary Eclipse of BL Telescopii in 2000 – Col Bembrick & Tony Ainsworth
BL Tel – 2011 Eclipse Visual Observing Program – Peter Williams
DSLR Photometry II -Mark Blackford & Glen Schrader
The CCD Column – Tom Richards
Bright Star Astronomy – Stan Walker
SPADES Project – Tom Richards
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries Project – Tom Richards
VSS Research Grants Scheme

From the Director – Tom Richards
VSS Website Update – David O’Driscoll
Thoughts from the Editor – Stan Walker
Stars of the Quarter – V641 Centauri – Neil Butterworth
ASAS3—Some hints on its use – Stan Walker
The Stars Out There & Telescopes to See Them – Stan Walker
DSLR photometry—a Practical Experience – Mark Blackford & Glen Schrader
Introduction to ‚Webcam‛ Photometry – Glen Schrader
An Update on the Spades Project – Simon O’Toole
Arthur Page of the AAQ – Greg Bond
Sorting Out SS Normae – Mati Morel
Cepheid Measures in 2010
The O-C Diagram and Period Search Software – Stan Walker
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries Project – Tom Richards
More News About BSM South – Peter Nelson
APASS—The AAVSO All Sky Photometric Project – Arne Henden

From the Director – Tom Richards
Thoughts from the Editor – Stan Walker
Stars of the Quarter – Rod Stubbings & Others
Astronomy in the Desert – Margaret Streamer
Eclipsing Binary Modelling – Col Bembrick
BSM South at Ellinbank – Peter Nelson
A New UG WZ Candidate in Pisces – Stephen Hovell
The SPM4 Catalogue—Applicability to VSS Work – Mati Morel
Some Summer Mira & SR Targets – Stan Walker
CCD Column—How do Photometry Tools Compare? – Tom Richards
Z Chamaeleontis—an Identification Problem – Stan Walker
High Precision UBVRI Transformations – Stan Walker
Call for Research Grant Applications

From the Director
Thoughts from the Editor
Stars of the Quarter – Rod Stubbings & Albert Jones
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries Project – Tom Richards
Eclipsing Binaries for Fun and Profit—Part 5 – Bob Nelson
Cataclysmic Variables in Quiescence – Stan Walker
Software Review—Muniwin V1.1.27 – Phil Evans
An Observing Extra
Bright Cepheid Project – Stan Walker
CCD Column—How Good is Your Timing – Tom Richards

From the Director – Tom Richards
Editor’s Comments – Stan Walker
Stars of the Month – Stan Walker
Stars That Go Out – Stephen Hovell/Stan Walker
The Dual Maxima Mira Project – Stan Walker
The ESP Bug – Phil Evans
Remarks on Two Possible Cataclysmic Variables – Mati Morel
CCD Notes—What is the Time on the Sun – Tom Richards
Here and There
Eclipsing Binaries for Fun and Profit—Part IV – Bob Nelson
The Bright Cepheid Project – Stan Walker
V1243 Aquilae—A Remarkable Alignment – Tom Richards

From the Director – Tom Richards
And a Bit from the Editor – Stan Walker
Stars of the Quarter – Stan Walker
TT Arietis: An Exciting CV For Amateurs Too – Stephen Hovell
A Personal Project – Eric Rumbo
Bright Star Monitor South – Tom Richards
The Crows Nest Observatory – Roland Idaczyk
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries—Pisces Cetus – Tom Richards
CCD Column—What Exposure to use – Tom Richards
Green Island Observatory – Yenal Ogmen
Visual Variable Star Observations – Glen Schrader
How Good Can Visual Measures Be? – Stan Walker
The Nova that Everyone’s Watching – U Scorpii Erupts – Tom Richards

From the Director & Editor
Stars of the Quarter – Stan Walker
Equatorial Eclipsing Binaries Report – Tom Richards
A DSLR Experiment – Des Loughney
Report from the Visual Observing Desk – Alan Plummer
Meetings Here & There
Pukemaru Observatory – Stephen Hovell
Eclipsing Binaries for Fun and Profit: Part III – Bob Nelson
A Brief Overview of the Peranso Program – Ranald McIntosh
Mirranook Observatory Armidale – Terry Bohlsen
Report on Pulsating Variables – Stan Walker
Studying Southern Variables Colloquium II – Carl Knight

Director’s Comments
Editorial
Stars of the Quarter—omicron Ceti—Nova Sagittarii & Nova Ophiuchi—V1412 Aquilae
Cataclysmic Variables—Current Projects – Paddy McGee
Amateur Spectroscopy Today – Bernard Heathcote
Eclipsing Binaries for Fun and Profit—II – Bob Nelson
Report on QZ Carinae Project – Stan Walker
Eclipsing Binaries Project—delta Librae – Tom Richards
The Tanelorn Observatory – Diana Watson
Colloquium Report and Review – Carl Knight
Visual Measures of Dual Maxima Miras – Stan Walker
Meetings Around & About
VSS Contacts, Membership and copyright notice

Director’s Comments
Editorial
Stars of the Quarter—BH Crucis—EX Hydrae—SR Crateris
Eclipsing Binaries for Fun and Profit – Bob Nelson
Around the World with Eclipsing Binaries – Tom Richards
Visual Observing and Variable Stars South – Alan Plummer
Satellite Mutual Occultations—Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
Semi-regular Variables – Terry Moon, Sebastian Otero & Stan Walker
The Polar Telescope – Stan Walker
CCD Column—Choosing a Measurement Aperture – Tom Richards
A Photo of Bootes 3- Now Operational in Blenheim
Observing Miras and Similar Stars – Stan Walker
Supernovae & Luminous Blue Variable Stars – Sebastian Otero
Patrol Surveys and Southern Hemisphere Astronomy – Stan Walker
The SC Stars—Candidates for Period Changes – Stan Walker
Beginner’s Project Update – Alan Plummer
Comparison Stars in the Southern Hemisphere – Stan Walker
Cataclysmic Variables Programme – Paddy McGee
CCD Terminology – Tom Richards
Studying Southern Variables‛ Colloquium Programme
VSS Membership Application Form
Join Variable Stars South

Meet VSS – Tom Richards
From the Editor – Stan Walker
L2 Puppis – Stan Walker
Observing Comments – Roger Pickard
Greetings from North – Arne Henden
Loan Cameras
Visual Observers (& Project) – Alan Plummer
The Long Period Variables – Stan Walker
YY Cen & Neighbour – Stan Walker
QZ Car Project – Stan Walker
DSLR Photometry – Des Loughney
DSLR Photometry South
Dual Maxima Miras Project – Stan Walker
Stars March-May
Miras Needing Attention
VSS Membership Application
Wanted: Coordinator Membership & Finance
Colloquium: Studying Southern Variables